ACADA

Monday, 7 March 2016

Nigerian genius,
Saheela Ibraheem, 19, made history On Thursday, February, 26, when she was
honoured with an official reception in the White House by the US President, Barack
Obama and the First Lady, Michelle.Saheela Ibraheem got
into the Ivy League Harvard at the age of 15, where she is currently studying
neurobiology — a branch of science that studies the brain — and has been listed
among the “World’s 50 Smartest Teenagers.” She was also accepted for admission
by 13 other top colleges in the United States, including the MIT, Princeton,
Columbia, and six Ivy League institutions, choosing Harvard, she became one of
the youngest students to ever attend the university. She will be graduating in
May this year.

Speaking after an
introductory speech by Ibraheem at the White House, President Obama stated that
“there are a lot of teenagers in the world. Saheela is like one of the 50
smartest ones. That’s pretty smart. And she’s a wonderful young lady. She’s
like the State Department and the National Institute of Health all rolled into
one. And we are so proud of your accomplishments and all that lies ahead of
you. And you reflect our history. Young people like you inspire our future.”Ibraheem, who skipped
two grades in school, said the key to success is figuring out what you love to
learn as early as possible, which she did at the young age of five.